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Best Of Londonist: 18-24 November 2024

Our best articles from the past week.

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London's New Tram-Bus Launches On First Route

The sleek new buses run from Crystal Palace to Orpington.

The new bus-tram recharging in Crystal Palace. Love it or hate it, we now have another excuse to use the word "pantograph"

Eight Public Toilet Blocks In Central London To Be Refurbished

With new designs linked to the local area.

Egyptian-themed public toilets. Absolutely NO jokes about sphinxters, please

Fantastically Festive Christmas Afternoon Teas To Enjoy In London This Year

Scones and cakes with a seasonal twist.

Could The Northern Line Ever Be Extended To Clapham Junction?

New report finds no physical barriers to extension.

Tube map showing an extension of the Northern line to Clapham Junction. This image is totally doctored by us, not TfL. You can tell if you zoom in because we were in a rush and left a few rogue pixels round the edge of the curve

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London's Christmas Lights 2024: Where, When And How To See Them This Year

A complete guide to London's glittering festive displays.

Photo: Regent Street

The First Movie Adaptation Of A Christmas Carol Was Made In London In 1901

Almost 90 years before Michael Caine played Scrooge.

Scrooge was too tight to install a Ring security system, so he instead stuck an aged pauper into his door. OK, rubbish gag, but you don't want to read our joke about glory holes

1746 in Colour: Georgian Bloomsbury

Colouring in the John Rocque map one panel at a time. (From Londonist: Time Machine)

Bloomsbury in 1746. It's changed a bit.

London's Most And Least Used Railway Stations Revealed

The Elizabeth line is having an effect on the stats...

Paddington station, clearly bursting at the seams

Around London In 11 Bears

Sculptures, pubs and historic grizzlies. 

Bear for sale. One not-so-careful owner

Trafalgar Square's Original Fountains Are Now In Canada

The unexpected story of a transatlantic landmark.

Trafalgar Square fountains

Go To A Silent Disco In The Crystal Palace Subway

An impressive venue - but do take note of the dress code.

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Fancy A Pint For £2.50? Try Soho's Shaston Arms 

90's prices at the Soho local.

The Shaston Arms's poltergeist was getting increasingly mischievous

When London Was So Cold That Big Ben Froze

Talk about frozen in time.

A headline about the freezing conditions. Meanwhile, the Daily Mail led with "Fury As Immigrant Clouds Trash Britain With Snow"

Santa's Coming To Town... On A Horse-Drawn Carriage

 All for a good cause, and ending at a pub.

Looking ahead: Things To Do This Week In London: 25 November-1 December 2024

Thanksgiving celebrations, gingerbread exhibitions and Christmas markets and fairs.

 
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